Finally, they grow to hate God and worse still, encourage others to do so

It’s also clear that God does not cause this steady progression toward evil

Rather, when people reject him, he allows them to live as they choose

God gives them over, or permits them to experience, the natural consequences of their sin

Once caught in the downward spiral, no one can pull himself or herself out.

Sinners must trust Christ alone to put them on the path of escape, to pull them off of the slippery slope, to rescue them from the downward spiral which is inevitable once we start down that wrong path.

- and that involves a choice we make to acknowledge God’s rule in our lives